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  • HorsesAss.Org: the straight poop on WA politics & the press
    progressive brilliance from the guy who pointed out Tim Eyman's nascent horse's-assedness
  • Evergreen Politics
    Northwest regional politics and issues thoughtfully and provokingly written
  • Talker's Magazine
    The quirky talk radio trade mag. Check the Talk Radio Research Project- it's not very scientific, but places on the top 15 talkers list (scroll down to Talk Radio Audiences By Size)) are as hotly contested as Emmys (and mean just about as much).
  • Sweet Jesus, I hate Bill O'Reilly: an organization of hope
    need we say more than, it's delicious?
  • The Advocate
    No, not THAT Advocate... it's the Northwest Progressive Institute's Official Blog.
  • Media Matters
    David Brock tirelessly exposes right-wing obfuscation in media.
  • Pacific NW Portal
    An ambitious blog of blogs for the progressive Pacific Northwest plus news and weather.
  • Orcinus
    home of David Neiwert, freelance investigative journalist and author who writes extensively about far-right hate groups
  • Hominid Views
    "People, politics, science, and whatnot" Darryl is a statistician who fights imperialism with empiricism, gives good links and wry commentary.
  • artistdogboy
    He's neither a dog nor a boy, but an artist he is and an island of iconclasm on an island of iconoclasts.
  • Jesus' General
    An 11 on the Manly Scale of Absolute Gender, a 12 on the Heavenly Scale of the 10 Commandments and a 6 on the earthly scale of the Immaculately Groomed.
  • Howie in Seattle
    Howie Martin is the Abe Linkin' of progressive Seattle.
  • LTR (Liberal Talk Radio)
    Invaluable national insider news and resources for devotees of our favorite medium.
  • Meet The Stress
    Chic chicanery by Mercifurious, relentless commentator on culture, politics, the Styblehead, and the end times. (Kitty Repellent Not Provided)
  • Streaming Radio Guide
    Hellishly long (5795!) list of radio streaming, steaming on the Internets.
  • The Rusted Eye
    Artful linking, artfully narrated by our artful friend and Detroit movie critic, Jeph Meyers. Hardly anything, ever, here about talk radio, yet this site is as oddly compelling as Mr. Meyers himself.
  • The Naked Loon
    News satire -- The Onion in the Seattle petunia patch.
  • Irrational Public Radio
    "informs, challenges, soothes and/or berates, and does so with a pleasing vocal cadence and unmatched enunciation. When you listen to IPR, integrity washes over you like lava, with the pleasing familiarity of a medium-roast coffee and a sensible muffin."
  • The Rachel Maddow Show
    Here's the hyper-interactive La Raych of MSNBC. videos, podcasts, transcripts, and classy graphics.
  • Northwest Broadcasters
    The AM, FM, TV and digital broadcasters of Northwest Washington, USA and Southwest British Columbia, Canada. From Kelso, WA to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, BC - call letters, formats, slogans, networks, technical data, and transmitter maps. Plus "recent" news.
  • News Corpse
    The Internet's chronicle of media decay.
  • STEVE YOUNG ON POLITICS
    Steve Young covers our beat in the prone position and with one hand tied behind his back. We wish we were Steve Young.
  • The Moderate Voice
    The voice of reason in the age of Obama, and the politics of the far-middle.
  • News Hounds
    Dogged dogging of Fox News by a team who seems to watch every minute of the cable channel so you don't have to.
  • HistoryLink
    Fun to read and free encyclopedia of Washington State history. Founded by the late Walt Crowley, it's an indispensable tool and entertainment source for history wonks and surfers alike.

right-wing blogs we like

  • The Reagan Wing
    Hearin lies the real heart of Washington State Republicans. Doug Parris runs this red-meat social conservative group site which bars no holds when it comes to saying who they are and who they're not; what they believe and what they don't; who their friends are and where the rest of the Republicans can go. Well-written, and flaming.
  • Orbusmax
    inexhaustible Drudgery of NW conservative news
  • The Radio Equalizer
    prolific former Seattle KVI, KIRO talk host speaks authoritatively about radio.
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May 23, 2005

wenatchee snorefest has urgent consequences

KVI’s radio ran gavel to gobble coverage (they could only stand it until lunchtime) of the trial in Wenatchee today of the Republicans’ attempt to undo the November election.

It was so boring, you could hear the Arbitrons whizzing off into the ether on their way to a planets where the inhabitants speak in sentences rather than paragraphs.

I have to admit, KVI did the right thing by switching back to syndicate programming, even the blow-dried Tony Snow seems interesting compared to the droning Republican lawyers. It augmented blatherWatch’s long-held position: boyoboy, is this shit boring!

We echo horsesass’ opinion: it’ll sure be nice to have this over with and we can stop feeling guilty about not reporting every legal dot & tiddle as they leak out.

So blatherWatch relies on the kindness of trustworthy liberals who have the patience and focus on this stuff like TJ at Also Also has who has made a cool summation of the issues leading up to the trial from the MSM & the blogosphere and is also also updating the courtroom proceedings as they go along. 

Listen to Goldy from horsesass.org in the lion’s den, Mon.-Wed. at 3:15 on the John Carlson Show (KVI m-f, 3-6p) debating Republican activist Stefan “Jaws” Sharkansky if Stefan will actually dare step into the ring with Goldy. He’s managed to avoid it so far, but Goldy may have him cornered this time...it’ll definitely be great radie-yo.

Pacific NW Portal has an excellent compendium on the trials and tribulations that includes timeline, a, an overview, analysis and links.

While the minutia of the case bores the shit out of blatherWatch, we realize this has political implications that will echo for years. The appearance of the election, manufactured and amplified by talk radio and Republican blogs is not good for Gov. Gregoire.

They’ve dishonestly painted a picture of election fraud and corruption that resounds with what too many people want to believe about politicians and government. In this day and age when appearances are reality, Gov. Gregoire has a problem.

We’re counting on fair and impartial judicial decisions free from the harsh typhoons whipped up by Republican wind machines.

But we’re different than conservatives--we’ll accept the decision no matter if we agree with it or not.

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"we’ll accept the decision no matter if we agree with it or not".

Sure you will, just like Bush V. Gore.

Just because GOP balloon juicers are saying it, doesn't mean it ain't so.
"They’ve dishonestly painted a picture of election fraud..."
botherWatch doesn't like the messengers, so the message is corrupted?
I thought you tout yourself as reasonable.

"Listen to Goldy in the lion’s den on the John Carlson Show debating "Republican activist" Stefan “Jaws” Sharkansky if Stefan will actually dare step into the ring with Goldy. He’s managed to avoid it so far, but Goldy may have him cornered this time...it’ll definitely be great radie-yo."

Heh. Interesting way of looking at it. Goldy is an intellectual flyweight, and HW Shark will KO him.

Goldy isn't in the same class with Shark, so I understand why he never wanted to debate him. Why wrestle a flea?

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